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Descriptor English: Laboratory on eHealth for the Americas
Descriptor Spanish: Laboratorio Regional de eSalud
Descriptor Laboratorio Regional de eSalud
Entry term(s) Laboratorio de eSalud
Scope note: La Organización Panamericana de la Salud/Organización Mundial de la Salud (OPS/OMS), con el apoyo de la Cooperación Española, dispone del primer Laboratorio Regional de eSalud, en respuesta al compromiso contraído con los Estados Miembros de disponer de un espacio que impulse la investigación, promoción y debate de los objetivos y estrategias, sobre la aplicación de las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC) a la salud pública. El Laboratorio Regional de eSalud es un portal que pone a disposición las experiencias y los avances en eSalud de los países de la Región. También ofrece una colección de lecturas recomendadas, herramientas y aportes de expertos como soporte para el desarrollo de Estrategias Nacionales de eSalud de los países de la Región. Este espacio de colaboración responde además a uno de los indicadores de la Estrategia y Plan de Acción sobre eSalud para las Américas de la OPS/OMS, aprobada por los Estados Miembros en el 2011, la cual busca contribuir con el desarrollo sostenible de los sistemas de salud de las Américas, y mejorar el acceso y la calidad de estos sistemas a través de la utilización de las TIC. (Fuente: eSALUD OPS. Disponible en: https://bit.ly/2wB8mUY)
Descriptor Portuguese: Laboratório Regional de eSaúde
Descriptor French: Laboratoire de e-Santé pour les Amériques
Entry term(s): Laboratory on eHealth
Tree number(s): SH1.040.040.010.035
Scope note: The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), with support from the Spanish Cooperation, has created the first Laboratory on eHealth for the Americas, in response to the commitment made with Member States to offer a space that encourages research, promotion and debate of the objectives and strategies on the application of information and communication technologies (ICT) to public health. The Laboratory on eHealth for the Americas is a portal that offers experiences and eHealth developments in countries in the Americas. It also offers a collection of recommended readings, tools and expert inputs to support the development of national eHealth strategies. This collaborative workspace also responds to one of the indicators of the PAHO/WHO Strategy and Plan of Action on eHealth for the Americas, adopted by Member States in 2011, which seeks to contribute to the sustainable development of health systems in the Americas, and to improve access and quality of these health systems through the use of ICT. (From: PAHO eHEALTH. Available in: https://bit.ly/2NJFLUZ)
Allowable Qualifiers: No qualifiers
History Note: 2019
DeCS ID: 57941
Unique ID: DDCS057941
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Laboratory on eHealth for the Americas - Preferred
Concept UI FD00062211
Scope note The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), with support from the Spanish Cooperation, has created the first Laboratory on eHealth for the Americas, in response to the commitment made with Member States to offer a space that encourages research, promotion and debate of the objectives and strategies on the application of information and communication technologies (ICT) to public health. The Laboratory on eHealth for the Americas is a portal that offers experiences and eHealth developments in countries in the Americas. It also offers a collection of recommended readings, tools and expert inputs to support the development of national eHealth strategies. This collaborative workspace also responds to one of the indicators of the PAHO/WHO Strategy and Plan of Action on eHealth for the Americas, adopted by Member States in 2011, which seeks to contribute to the sustainable development of health systems in the Americas, and to improve access and quality of these health systems through the use of ICT. (From: PAHO eHEALTH. Available in: https://bit.ly/2NJFLUZ)
Preferred term Laboratory on eHealth for the Americas
Entry term(s) Laboratory on eHealth



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